High mortality related with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia after liver transplantation

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 385-388

  Torre Cisneros, J ^a   Herrero, C ^a   Canas E ^b   Reguera, J ^c   De La Mata, M ^d   Gomez Bravo M ^b  

^a Sección De Enfermedades Infecciosas   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^d Unidad Clinica De Digestivo Trasplante Hepático   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036322738     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0725-1     Document Type: Article

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